Chapter 644 006 Steaming Turkish Bath

After the salon was over, Soloviev was also thinking about strategic issues.

Since he entered Sofia, the Danube Front has actually become two main corps.

The army led by Count Kamensky the Younger is still the Danube Front, with 80,000 troops. After crossing the Danube, they confronted the Turkish army between the swamps and mountains, and also tried to seize some of the fortresses to open the road to Constantinople.

Soloviev's side has nearly 40,000 people, which has actually become an independent corps, and with Prince Vasily the Younger coming from Kamensky the Younger, he also got a formal title.

Including the Serbs under his command, a new Macedonian Corps was formed, with him as the commander-in-chief.

At the level of lieutenant general, he can still be independent. Langgeron used the rank of lieutenant general to command a group of lieutenant generals in the East Prussian Corps.

There is still some saying about seniority in Russia. Now that young and middle-aged generals have been promoted to generals, some young lieutenant generals with less experience have the opportunity to lead troops alone, not just as division commanders.

Solovyov has now become the first of the 80s generation in Tsarist Russia to serve as a corps commander.

At this juncture, he naturally has to conceive a strategy, but he must always be more fully prepared.

But before going out, you always have to rest and relax.

There is a lack of entertainment in Sofia, and Mrs. Recamier cannot hold a salon every day.

If you want to relax, it is very suitable to go to the Turkish bath, and for some men, this place is indeed very suitable.

Solovyov has always been more clean. His old house is not far from the Turkish bath in St. Petersburg. When he was in the Guards, he often went there with Bagration.

However, in the Turkish baths in Russia, everyone is always more reserved, and men and women are definitely separated.

But in the territory of the Ottoman Empire, although the religion here may be more conservative, the bathhouse still inherits the good civilization of Rome.

And it was Mrs. Recamier who proposed to go to the Turkish bath, but she hoped to book the whole place.

This money was naturally paid by Soloviev himself.

In the steaming Turkish bath, you can choose to relax.

For example: "Yuanyang tea, Yuanyang bread, you and me, me and you"

Then, no general here has a big beard. Only cavalry officers have beards in the Russian army, but some handsome young officers are keen on shaving.

So Soloviev is also curious. His brother-in-law has such a lot of hair, and he shaves too frequently.

When changing clothes in the locker room, it was probably the most embarrassing time for Soloviev.

"Misha, your skin is really white, you don't look like a soldier."

In the past, there was no such group of people taking a bath together. Soloviev booked the whole place to take a bath this time, and the women came with him.

If you haven't seen a woman for a long time, then Solovyov is like this. Well, some people also know why when he was in the palace, the commander, who was still a young officer at the time, was always caught by the grand duchesses to dress up as a woman.

Although Alexander kept the coronation ceremony a secret, the fact that he was dressed in women's clothes by Elena as a painting model in the Winter Palace could not be hidden.

Christian was somewhat embarrassed about this kind of thing. After all, Elena was his sister-in-law, and Solovyov was his brother-in-law. They were also colleagues and superiors in the Guards, and they were all family members.

But the person who said this was Solovyov's brother-in-law. They were probably willing to joke with each other and have fun.

"Vasya, how long have you not seen meat?"

"It's not too long. The last time a woman slept with me was in Galati."

"Oh"

Madame Recamier was a little envious of him. Madame Recamier brought her child with her this time, and he was also more worried that he would accidentally make her pregnant again.

After all, there will be a second time after the first time. She is not like Katya, and is more willing to participate in social activities.

Therefore, he has always been. Even if his wife sleeps in the same bed with him, he only hugs her, and sometimes they sleep in separate beds.

"Why, haven't you always been proud of this?"

"That's in normal times. It's often not during the war, although when I went to Italy."

"It was not possible to marry a wife at that time, and people didn't want to convert."

Arkady knew about this. It was also his first time to go to war with the army. At that time, he and Solovyov were often together, and he knew more or less about Sylvia's affairs.

"Okay, we should go to the bathroom."

The Turkish bath is always steaming hot.

On the other side, the women were also changing clothes, but Mihrima looked very conservative at ordinary times, but she was more open in the bathhouse.

But she was still a girl, so she was still wrapped in a bath towel, and to be honest, although her legs looked very slender, they were also very beautiful.

"Rima, you will be a great beauty in the future. I am a little jealous."

Mrs. Recamier was very open in this place where all the women were. She even took advantage of her size to hold Mihrima in her arms.

"At your age, you can be my daughter. Do you want to call me mom?"

Speaking of this, Mihrima blushed before she even went in to steam.

"Madam, it would be fine if I served you, but you are like the master."

"Otherwise, how could we be lovers? I like you very much, look at your silky skin."

However, unlike Solovyov, who likes to raise a sister, she is more or less willing to raise a goddaughter.

But Mihrima kept shaking her head, so she gave up the idea.

As for Yulia, she now has her hair tied up, and her face is very similar to her brother.

"As for you, Yulia, you are really Michelle's sister, Christian should be very happy too, right?"

Because Yulia is tall, the skirt she usually wears is also thick, but you can't see that her figure is so good inside, and her belly is not.

Madam also thought of what her Michelle said, that she should act quickly while she just got married. Now it seems that it has been a few months since the marriage.

"Oh, you young people are really anxious after getting married."

Madame Recamier sighed when she saw this. Her late husband was probably her biological father. After he died, she would be the heir to the estate. There were always some "obstacles" for those men who pursued her. In the end, she was unable to find a suitable husband.

And she was still very close to Solovyov. If she got married, the men outside would probably be like Prince August, although they liked her very much.

She could guess that Solovyov had some secret relationship, but before getting married, he often came to her place, and the arrangements were more or less clear.

This made her somewhat resigned to her fate, even if she had such a lover who was still very gentle to her, but still very affectionate.

Then, she went to the bathroom.

"The steam is very heavy, but it feels very comfortable."

Madame came in with some branches.

Yulia wanted to complain. This was not a sauna, and Madam had seen Turkish baths in Paris. She probably had been in Russia for a long time.

"Come sit down here. I heard that in the bathroom, there are often people who come to see the girls' bodies."

The lady looked at Mihrima. Although she nodded, she was a little embarrassed.

Of course, in Bulgaria, nodding and shaking heads are sometimes done in reverse, which is also very interesting.

"You should talk. In Bulgaria."

"Madam, you are right. There is indeed such a habit."

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"Do you want to find a good husband for you?"

"Those officers are very rude. The master is much more elegant than them, and he can play the piano."

"Yes, Michel is very fond of musical instruments. There should be people who can play musical instruments in the bathroom, right? Lima, I have heard that there are bands in the bathroom."

Before Ingres, the guy who likes to paint young women bathing, painted the "Turkish Bath", this was probably a consensus.

"But today we have reserved the venue, if you want a band."

We still need to invite them specially, but when the Turks ran away, they also took away the singers that the Bayi masters liked, so there was no band.

Madam felt a little bored because of this, but she also thought of it.

"You have a good voice, I want to listen to you sing."

"If you like, of course you can, I still know some new songs."

It can be said that Soloviev has a canary with a beautiful voice by his side, and this child's voice is really good.

She is going to start singing "The Blue Scarf", which Soloviev copied for Maria in the past. To be honest, there are still some common places between Serbian and Russian. Madam has been in St. Petersburg for a long time and can understand it.

And for the appreciation of music, sometimes you really don't need to understand what she sings, you just need to know that the voice is beautiful and the music is beautiful.

But there are also people clapping over there, and some people shouting "Bravo".

After all, this is a mixed bathhouse, and Solovyov and the others can hear it.

"Sing another song, girl, you sing really well, how about another song?"

"Don't sing what Mishka did, sing a local song." Arkady started to make a noise, and naturally others followed suit.

"There should be an accompaniment, but none of us are good at playing instruments."

Prince Vasily was actually selling out his teammates with these words, he was targeting his brother-in-law.

"But I'm not very familiar with Turkish melodies. If I have to say, ceddin deden is one, but it's not for girls."

"Then you can try 'On the Road to Uskudar', and there are musical instruments. The master has heard me sing this song, so he will definitely remember the melody."

The visibility in the thick steam was not very high, but Mihlima's body wrapped in a bath towel could be seen. This girl is really a beauty. These young officers who have families and careers or already have fiancées like her very much after seeing her, but it's a pity that her identity is just a maid.

Although the status of maids in Solovyov's family is not low, in terms of social status, they are definitely not as good as ordinary citizens and self-employed farmers.

"What musical instrument should be used? There must be a string, right?"

"If you can play the balalaika, you should be able to play Turkish things."

Some people will make a fuss, and some people will find help. The owner of the bathhouse really has a lute.

It's not the lute I love, but the Turkish lute.

It's the Balama, and if it's played, it's more like a guitar.

"Let me try, Mihrima, you have to sing it well. But this song is more suitable for mature women, and you're still a little girl."

Then he tried it. If you like to play the "Civilization" series of games, this song should be easy to think of.

On the way to Uskudar, I snuggled up to the girl.

She woke me up with a gentle voice, and my master exuded fragrance.

The veil could not cover her amazing beauty, and her handkerchief contained rokum soft candy.

Her hair and eyes were as black as the night, and my clothes were straight, fitted and slender.

I was soaked and my trouser legs were covered with mud, but the rain could not wet her clothes.

Staring at each other with eyes full of love, who cares what others think?

But this song sounds like standard folk music from the Eastern Mediterranean, except that the lyrics have been changed to a Turkish style, and it may even sound more Roman.

"Great, girl. If you grow up a little more, I want to send you to the Mariinsky Theater, but I don't know if they will let a Turkish girl study vocal music in the theater."

"I think you should keep her at home and hire a tutor. You are not without the financial resources."

There are always people who will add drama to themselves at this time. Just now it was Arkady, and now it has become Uvarov.

They also know that Solovyov is very caring for this little maid who has only been with him for a month or two. In view of his situation, some people are even giving him assists.

However, this is not very friendly to Katya and Mrs. Recamier.

"You men are always trying to make things difficult for Michelle. Let alone a tutor, we have the ability to invite musicians from the palace orchestra."

The lady still reprimanded these troublemakers. It was indeed a pity to be reprimanded by this lady.

"But it's okay. When I return to Petersburg, I can hire a very good tutor for Lima. She is really talented. If she still has a moving voice after the voice changer, she may become an excellent singer. Wouldn't it be better to sing more cheerful songs?"

That's about it. Talking about music here, some people have forgotten what they are doing in this bathroom. (End of this chapter)